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Old June 27, 2018   #7
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Thank you so much for the information! Now, I read where some tomato packing houses use a chlorine rinse on harvested tomatoes to prevent post-harvest rot issues.

Question: Would a light 10% mix of chlorine misted on tomato clusters help or hurt what tomatoes are out there now in case there's more bacteria lurking about?
This Google search should answer your question

https://www.google.com/search?q=trea...&bih=815&dpr=1

There's a HUGE difference between treating fruits with chlorine itself and Chlorine Dioxide GAS.

And one of those links even mentions Sour Rot.

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